Alexander Ivanov (Alexander Daf) — is a young and talented musician from St. Petersburg, one of the most interesting sound producers on the russian chillout/downtempo scene.

Being 22 years old Alexander was already released on such labels as Sutemos (Lithuania), Sentimony Records (Ukraine), Laverna (Italy), Pitch Music (Russia) and many others. In 2008 Alexander signed a contract on releasing his album with System Recordings – the biggest American record company which works with such stars of the world electronic scene as James Holden, Miss Kittin, Josh Wink, John Digweed, Sasha, Christopher Lawrence, Dieselboy, Adam F, D:Fuse etc.

“A Thousand Reasons To Be” is an adult work of genuine quality comprised of 10 little masterpieces. Every track here is a beautiful story with its own mood, atmosphere and unique sound. Arabic tunes, Eastern percussion, endless landscapes of multi-layer melodies – these are only a small part of those "thousand reasons” to listen this album.